Brrrrr! I hope everyone is staying warm and enjoyed some extra days off! :) Here are some updates for next week.

Leader in Me: Habit 7 - Sharpen the Saw (I spend time with my family and friends. I take care of my body and health.)

Writing: We will read “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs” and write our opinion and reasons why we believe the wolf or the pigs story.

Math: Finish Topic 10 and begin Topic 11 - multiplying when multiples of 10 are a factor and solving 2-step word problems with all operations.

Reading: We have been reading and collecting clues as a class as we enjoy the bookFalcon's Feathers by Ron Roy. We have been working on asking deep questions and making predictions and revising our predictions as they change. Next week, we will start a new book from the series and we will use it to work on that oh so tricky skill. (RL. 3.9 - compare two like texts). Most were red on this skill on our last term's progress report. This quarter, we continue to learn about and practice this skill!

Progress reports - these were emailed out by Principal Miller. There are comments under behavior. Please let me know if you have questions or concerns about your child’s progress. Keep in mind that not all standards are intended to be mastered on the first try.

I can't believe we are to the last week of school in 2017! I know 2018 has awesome things in store for our class. :)

We Are Learning:LIM: Synergize

Writing: We are working to finish our nonfiction books. They did such a great job on these!

Reading: We will do some fun Christmas activities. We have also been reviewing and retesting some standards that were difficult this quarter. Your child should be able to tell you why they have red in a certain standard after this week.

Math: We finished Topic 8 and we will not be testing over these standards as they are supporting standards and will be covered more in 4th grade. Thankfully we just lay the groundwork for rounding. :) We are retesting some standards in math also. I will have discussed any red in their math tracker with them before we leave for break. I am hoping this will allow you to sit down with your child to discuss progress reports when those are sent out in January.

Social Studies: We have been working in groups to find a way to teach the class about a certain US symbol. They are loving this and should be ready to start teaching next week.

Spelling: No spelling list this week. I know you all have fun Christmas activities planned (or last minute shopping/wrapping to do!)

Updates/Reminders:

Christmas Party- We are going to have a P.J. party! We will snuggle up with pillows and blankets to watch "The Polar Express" while we snack on donuts and hot chocolate. To sign up to bring something clickhere. Our schedule will be a little hectic so there will some stopping and starting. We will have already started the movie in order to finish by the end of the day, but you are welcome to come in and watch with us from 10:30-11:20.

It sure didn't feel like December this weekend! I hope everyone got a chance to spend some time outside this weekend and soak up what might be the last bit of warm we get this year. It was strange putting up Christmas lights in 70 degree weather!

We are Learning...Leader In Me: Habit 6- Synergize (creative cooperation that incorporates the talents of everyone involved)Writing: Hopefully your child was able to share the blank Little Golden Book that we will be adding writing to this year. I thought it would be fun for you to have a chance to design the cover together. I will send this home as writing is placed inside for students to read it to you. We are beginning a new nonfiction piece this week.Reading: We will be taking the 2nd quarter reading assessment and working to reteach and retest on standards that need it.Math: We will be working on addition, subtraction, and rounding. Social Studies: US symbols

I say this every year, but 2nd quarter sure does fly by! The Holidays will be here in a blink. I hope you all had a great fall break.

We are Learning:Leader in Me: Seek first to understand Writing: Publish nonfiction books about an animalReading: Strategies to read nonfiction textsMath: Review Topic 6 - Area and take assessmentSocial Studies: Branches of US Government

Thank you for all of the participation for Red Ribbon Week! East families are always so amazing with events like these. It's good to be a Tiger!

We are Learning...Leader in Me: Habit 1-4 reviewWriting: We are beginning to work on writing a nonfiction book about an animal. Math: Topic 6- Finding the area of a covered region using standard and nonstandard units.Reading: We will be learning skills to better read nonfiction texts. Science: We will continue to learn about how states of matter change when temperature is changed. Spelling: List 9 - lawn, raw, straw, law, cloth, soft, cost, talk, almost, also, wall, walk.

On the Calendar:​

Parent/Teacher Conference reminders with time and date went home today.

Monday Oct. 16 - We will take a hayride to the H.S. Ag building to see the pumpkin patch! There will not be enough room for parents to ride with us, but you may meet us over there.

Friday Oct. 20 - Fall party at 11:30-12:15 - Half day (out @ 12:30). Please send in $3 with your child for pizza. Click herefor the sign-up if you would like to send items for the party. Families are welcome to join us! ​

P/T Conferences - Click herefor sign-up if you have not picked a time yet. The yellow boxes are the times left.

I can't believe it is already October! Time flies when you're having fun and we are having a blast in third grade! Here is what is coming up next week:

Leader in Me - Habit 3: Put First Things FirstWriting - Continue to work on writing personal narratives that include paragraphs, colorful words, and dialogue.Math - Begin Topic 4 - Relate multiplication and division with fact families, use strategies to solve, and identify patterns when factors are even and odd. Reading - Identify the author’s purpose for a text, use text evidence to answer comprehension questions, and make predictions based on evidence.Spelling List 5: coach, float, soap, blow, row, own, hold, sold, both, most, sew, through

On the Calendar:

October 20th is Fall Party/half day (release at 12:30). Our party time is 9:45-10:30.

Book Fair will be here all week. Students are able to shop before school until 8:30 or at recess. They need to have money to be able to go down.

Tuesday, Oct. 2nd is Open House (6:00-7:00 pm.) Stop by our classroom and check out what your child is working on in third grade! Fundraiser pick up is 3:30-7:00 also.

Parent-Teacher conferences (Oct. 30-Nov.2) are approaching quickly. Clickhere to sign up for a time slot.

Other Info:

Fall weather can be so fickle. Please send your child with a jacket just in case. It can be chilly in our classroom too.

Many students do not have headphones. Please send those in as soon as you are able. We use them every day.

Math/Mastery Connect: I will send an email out when I add something to Mastery Connect. Many parents often ask how they can help their child with math at home. We complete a workbook page nearly every day to practice math concepts for each topic. We usually do not get to the back of these and they are great practice. If papers aren't getting home to you in a take-home folder please let me know so we can take care of that here at school. A desk clean out may be needed. ;)

Happy 1st day of Fall! I don't know about you, but I am ready for pumpkin flavored everything, football, and jacket weather! Here is what is coming up next week.

We Are Learning:Leader in Me - Continue Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind.

Writing - We will work on adding dialogue, transition words, and colorful words to become better writers.

Math - We will continue with multiplication and the distributive property (breaking apart a fact into two smaller facts), having 3 factors, and 8 as a factor. Topic 1 and 2 assessments have been entered in Mastery Connect. Topic 2 test was sent home today. Let me know if you have trouble logging in to view the scores. Keep in mind that many of these standards will be assessed again and we are just learning. Any practice with multiplication facts at home would help. Click here for a link to online flash cards.

Reading- We will be growing as readers by asking questions before, during, and after we read, determining point of view (1st or 3rd), and using background knowledge to make predictions.

Leader in Me: We will continue working on Habit 1: Being Proactive. Using proactive language, being a transition person, and building others up are all traits we will be working on. Writing: We will begin brainstorming topics for personal narratives. Writing from a list, using a "hook" beginning, and including sensory details are all on our schedule this week.Reading: Asking deep and meaningful questions while reading will help us improve our comprehension. Math: We will work on multiplication when 0, 1, 2, 5, 9, and 10 are factors. We will finish Unit 2 this week and assess Friday. The units will go quickly, but please remember that your child will have multiple chances to show mastery of the standards. Please look for Unit 1 math tests to be entered in Mastery Connect and sent home in folders Monday. Principle Miller sent an email explaining how to log in to Mastery Connect. If you did not receive this or have questions please let me know. Social Studies: US RegionsSpelling: List 3 -save, life, wide, mine, grade, smile, huge, note, cube, come, love

Updates/Reminders:

Friday, September 15th is International Dot Day!

Students use Spellingcity.com to take spelling tests, then submit them to me on Google Classroom. In order to see your child's test scores you will need to log in on their Google Classroom account. I will send a step card home this week with these steps.

Tuesday, September 12th - Fundraiser Packets Due (Don't forget to turn in the coupon book also!)

I hope everyone is enjoying the four day weekend so far! Here is what is coming up next week:

Leader in Me- We will work on creating a class mission statement.Writing- We will begin learning about personal narratives and the writing process. Math-Tuesday we will review and take the Topic 1 math assessment. Your child should have brought a study guide/practice test home with a note attached. This test is over the multiplication and division strategies we have learned about so far. I will enter the score in Mastery Connect, but please note that we have just begun learning these strategies. It is OK if your child does not have them down yet. There will be many opportunities to show mastery on these standards coming up. Reading- We will begin reading groups Tuesday! We will also be working on asking and answering questions using evidence from the text as support. Social Studies- A map of the Missouri border states will come home Tuesday. We will be quizzing over these on Friday after we have spent the week practicing. There is a fun song we will use to remember them too!

Reminders:Math worksheets- you will notice math worksheets coming home in your child's red take-home folder each day. We usually complete the guided practice together and they finish the independent practice on their own during math stations. We rarely complete the back of this page. Students are welcome to complete the back at home and return it to school for 2 Dojo points. I understand how busy evenings can be, so please do not feel this is "homework".

Raz-Kids login- I am sending a colored card home Tuesday that has login information for accessing Raz-Kids at home.

Home Reading- Even though students are not required to keep a log of their at home reading, it is still very important that they are reading at least 20 minutes a night. You would not believe the difference that time makes on your child as a reader. Having them read out loud to you is even better!